YOUNG EARTH AND THE TICK OF THE QUANTUM CLOCK (for the
young at heart)

Most dating techniques used by geologists (and stamp collectors) are
based upon radioactive decay. While using "classical" methods for this
one gets a large time span for the existence of the earth. However, a
more rigorous quantum treatment shows that is not necessarily (and even
not probably) the case.

Consider a radioactive atom. With each tick of the quantum clock, Qtime
= the order of 10^-43 seconds there is probability of decay of Qtime/Tau
that the radioactive atom will decay. The universe (many worlds
interpretation) then splits into 2 universes - one with a decayed atom
and one not This goes on for all time and with all radioactive atoms.
Eventually we wound up with a staggering number of universes. The vast
majority of these have conditions described by your average geologist.
However, there are also a staggering number of universes where the
actual decays were very, very fast ------ thus leading to a universe
which is old by the classical assumptions but actually quite young in
terms of trips around the sun.

So how do we know which universe we live in -- without resorting to
scripture? Well, I have figured it out from two points of view. First of
all look at explosion of population of mankind in the last few thousand
years. We have gone from millions to billions in a very short time as
measured by revolutions around the sun (and even by radioactive decay
which seems to be normal in present times). Compare that to the previous
billion years by "radioactive methods". Additionally one can look at
apparently slow progress made by human beings in what appears to several
hundreds of millions of years. This is true despite their huge brain
size and human characteristics of Art, burying the dead, building
altars, etc. This is easily understood if we inhabit a universe that had
high decay rates up until several thousand years ago. Like any good
theory, I'm certain much further verification will follow. The answer is
obvious: radioactive decay methods lead to an "apparently old earth" and
ignores the predictions of quantum theory.

I know that it may be difficult for non-physicist to accept this but
it's not too late for those of you to take a few quantum courses and
concentrate on the many universe interpretation of QM.

I'm sure that you will all be pleased with this reconciliation of
science and a Young Earth but please hold the accolades for later. I
will be gone on a business trip for a while - so just hold that thought
;)

Walt

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Walt Hicks <wallyshoes@mindspring.com>
In any consistent theory, there must
exist true but not provable statements.
(Godel's Theorem)

You can only find the truth with logic
If you have already found the truth
without it. (G.K. Chesterton)
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